Chapter
6 Tuck Everlasting
Vocabulary
Development – offer synonyms in context for each
underlined word.
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she was seized and swung through the air
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found herself straddling the bouncing back of the fat
·
old horse
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a troupe of burly men with long black moustaches
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while she pleaded
for mercy
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her head was fiercely
calm
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Discovering him,
seeing his surprise, and presented at once with
choices, Winnie's
mind perversely went blank
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Jesse grabbed at
the horse's harness and he pulled up abruptly, nearly toppling Winnie
off over his neck.
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Mae gasped,
her chest heaving
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Miles and Jesse fidgeted,
glancing at their mother uneasily
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began to comprehend
what was happening
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Tuck's round face
wrinkled in dismay. "Dear Lord, don't cry!
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Please don't cry,
child!" she implored
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Winnie's sobs
turned to wails
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The winding key was
still revolving, but more and more slowly. The melody faltered.
- No one who owned a thing like this could be too disagreeable
